I won’t try to lie and claim that Ubisoft’s The Division left me feeling impressed when it first launched. There were some good ideas and man was it beautiful from a visual perspective, but it was ultimately a hollow experience. Still, with The Division 2 coming in a few months and lots of people saying The Division is far better than it was at launch I fired The Division back up. Immediately it hit me that I had forgotten how good The Division looks. The recreation of New York post disaster and covered in a thin layer of snow looks beautiful yet sad and lonely. The streets are covered in bags of garbage, abandoned cars and general detritus. It’s a desolate place that oozes atmosphere. It’s such a shame Ubisoft failed to tap into the settings amazing potential to tell stories through environmental details. “There’s potential here. It exists. That, however, is way off in the future. Right now, right here, The Division is nothing special. “ – Me, reviewing The Division several ...
